Welcome to The Athletic FC's YouTube channel, where best-in-class journalism meets video. On July 19th, one team will win the World Cup. But who? It'll almost definitely be a big team... France, Spain, England... Unless? What if a small team manages to win it all? How would they do it? JJ Bull finds the answers to all these questions and more. ------------ Timestamps: 00:00 How to win the World Cup (as a small team) 00:19 Step 1: Stop the other team from scoring 04:43 Step 2: Score more than the other team 06:26 Step 3: Be amazing at set pieces 08:51 The World Cup Winning Check List 9:09 Step 4: The Secret Sauce #worldcup2026 #worldcup #football ------------ Try The Athletic for FREE for 30 days: https://theathletic.com/checkout2/intro30/?source=video_youtube_theathleticfc Watch our latest uploads here 👉 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9HdRjQJ0mH6bJW9MeLavdgTi-vMbJtrg&si=uKJJXdcnzAYGWiJo 💻 🎧 Watch the Tifo Football Podcast here https://www.youtube.com/@tifo-podcast 📬 Sign up for The Athletic FC Newsletter here for free: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/newsletters/the-athletic-fc/ Follow The Athletic FC: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheAthleticFC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAthleticFC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theathleticfc TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theathleticfc Listen to The Athletic Football Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/TAFPod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/69AAB4ojTuK7gwy3ZdQdB9 Subscribe to The Athletic FC newsletter for free: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/newsletters/the-athletic-fc/ Follow The Athletic's Premier League WhatsApp Channel here: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va4OzCyKwqSbZb1pna0K ------------ Additional footage sourced from AP Newsroom
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England should really take note here
Oh my god. It’s going to be like watching 32 Arsenals 🤦🏾♂️
I've seen enough, Sean Dyche for England manager
They put the right man on the job, JJ😂😂
Accidentally posted this for the whole world to see instead of sending it to Steve Clarke. Oh well
haramball world cup before gta 6 🙏🙏🙏💀💀💀
By playing the most Haramest ball possible, 11 players behind the ball, and deploying a combination of styles from Getafe, Atletico Madrid, Bournemouth, and Japanese National team. The goal is not to score, but to create chaos and disorder until the opponents gets mad and makes mistakes. The problem now is, which small nation has that discipline to do this for 90 minutes without breaking character or getting lured out to break their plan?
Here's hoping Japan can use their patented giant-slaying tactics to go far and actually win the tournament.
Richalison is preparing to win the world cup by scoreing a bicycle kick
Ecuador could genuinley win the world cup, one of the best defensive teams in the world. Conceded only 5 goals in 18 games during the qualifiers against the likes of Argentina, Brazil and Colombia
Imagine JJ when Scotland wins the World Cup
As a Scottish fan, the thought of a strategy built on our choices at centre half gives me cold sweats. We need to keep the ball as far away from them as possible.
You're telling me if Chris Wood could, Chris Wood would bang in some set piece headers for imminent World Cup Winners, New Zealand?
A key player for a country when it comes to being defensive is Keylor Navas, he was crucial in 2014 world cup for costa rica
JJ is my favorite bull
Honestly, the last "Underdog" that won the World Cup was England.
Random viewer: Hey, JJ, what if England win it? JJ (through gritted teeth): You shut your (redacted) mouth
1) play haramball 2) work hard 3) be really really lucky Or 1) have really strong golden generation 2) be really really lucky None of the scenarios happen in WC yet, but one day we will have some sensation result
Wouldn't call Morocco or Japan small nations, unless you mean footballing wise, as Croatia got into final with minuscule population and Uruguay has won in the past as a tiny nation.
Inswingers have always been the FM Meta 7:31